In
Provo, Utah, Chris Ellington tied a school record with three
doubles as TCU outscored BYU 16-5 in the opener of their
Mountain West series Thursday at Miller Field. Ellington also
drove in four for the Horned Frogs (9-4, 24-13). Ben Carruthers
added four RBI for TCU. Clint Arnold (left) had two hits, two
runs and one RBI for TCU. The Horned Frogs took advantage of
three errors to score seven in the first, capped by a three-run
double by Carruthers. The Cougars (5-5, 15-22) posted single
runs in the first and third, but a five-run fourth gave TCU a
12-2 advantage.

No. 6 Wichita State 10, Tabor 1

In Wichita, Kan., Andy Dirks and Cody Lassley
each had two hits as Wichita State took care of Tabor at Eck
Stadium. The Shockers (28-6) scored a run in the second and
three in the fourth for a 4-0 lead. The Blue Jays (17-28)
tallied their lone run in the top of the fifth. WSU added a run
in the fifth and three in the sixth for a commanding 8-1 lead.
Lassley’s two-run triple highlighted the sixth for the Shockers.

Southern Utah 11, South Dakota State 9

In Cedar City, Utah, a two-run homer by Nick
Freitas in the bottom of the eighth helped Southern Utah defeat
South Dakota State in Summit League action. The Jackrabbits
(5-1, 13-17) scored two in the first, three in the second and
four in the fourth to build a 9-2 lead. The Thunderbirds (6-2,
19-14) rallied for five in the bottom of the fourth for a 9-7
deficit. An RBI double in the sixth by Bucky Aona, who also
homered in the second, made it a one-run contest. A two-run bomb
by Freitas in the eighth gave SUU a 10-9 lead. A sacrifice fly
plated the final run. SDSU loaded the bases with no outs in the
ninth, but Jacob Noyes got three straight strikeouts to record
his second save.

Bucknell 14, Penn State Behrend 6

In Lewisburg, Pa., Ben Allen and Chris Pieper
each went 3 for 3 as Bucknell beat Penn State Behrend at Depew
Field. Pieper’s two-run single capped a three-run first for the
Bison (18-16-1). After Bucknell added a run in the third, the
Lions (20-6) put four on the board in the fourth to knot the
score at 4-4. Ben Yoder’s two-run triple highlighted a three-run
fifth as the Bison reclaimed the lead at 7-4. A seven-run
seventh put the game away.